Combined foot rest and heater.



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Be it ,known that I, FELIX I-E'rrrMArnn I a citizen of thefRepublieofFrance,.now re- ,v ments in Combined FootRes'ts andIIeaters; Vand I do hereby declare the following to be: afull,` clear, and exact' description; of the,A invention, such as will enableothersv skilled in the art to which it `apperta'ins to.make.

siding `at New;r York city, in the 'county' of NewYork-rand State of New York, have in-V vented` certainy newy rand f, useful Improveand use the same.

This invention relates to foot and foot warmers especially adapted for automobilesA and has for its Vobjecttoprovide' as device of this character which will be simple in .construction andmore eicient in action vthan those heretofore proposed.

With these and other objects in view theV like numerals designate like parts in all the Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of an apparatus madev in accordance with this invention; y Y

Fig. 2 is a view taken on the line 2-2 l of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arl rows; and

Fig. k3 is a view of the parts shown in Fig. 1, but illustrating the same located Y flush with the floor of an automobile.

v tion.` Said v5ey 1 indicates the iioor of an automobile or other floor to which it is desired to apply this invention, 2 an intake pipe supplying hot gases to the heating member 3 of the foot warmer and 4 a pipe leading off the said gases from the heating member 5, of vsaid foot warmer, all as will beclear from Fig. 1 of the drawings. The members?) and 5 are preferably provided with the split lugs 6 through which screws or other faistening members 7 may be passed in order to rmly clamp the pipes -2 and 4: in posi-V members 3 andl 5 are further preferably provided with the flanges 8 adapted to rest rmly on the floor or other support 1, and said members 3 and 5 are still further provided with the enlarged lugs or solid members 9,. each screw threaded as at l,10 to receive the connecting heating pipe` or member 11. VThe said solid members 9 are Specification of Letters Patent. Appiitatioameaoctber 23,' 191e. serial No. 127,224'.

be required by the'claims.

Piramedia@ 13.119172] i 'f furtherfprovided with therovfllfilgfligttf L lips 12 adapted, to receivethe4I cumferential v outer pipexl as shown.

Preferably integral withtlie. 6G n i y membersand 5 are theend 'gextensions14 and Yone of the same such as I5 provided vand l5 respectively, hollowed out as,shown,r

with an oriiicel whichgis-screwfthreaded. 4

and ntofwjhich fits the valve yplug-17r` ,cogne 6 taining4 a spring controlled valveflS willfbe clear rfrom the drawings..

Themember 3 and its associatedfpartsff) andrl maybe convenientlycast in ai,single.l piece and the same lis. true of the member 5.',7 I- vpreferablyfurtherj place a z valveg such-ias Y 2,0inone yof the members such as 3, andlI conveniently attach to the valve stem 21 ya handle 2,2 which plays over an arc 23 and thus indicates the degree to which the valve 7 20 has been closed. Any suitable liquid 26 may be introduced through the orifice y16 by removingthe .plug 17 and in case water is employed it is preferably desired toaddf.

alcohol, glycerin or some other compoundto 8 prevent the same from freezing under ordinaryv temperatureY conditions. y Y In the form'of theinvention illustrated in, Figs. 1 and 2, the foot rest projectsV above.- the Hoor 1 but it is entirely feasible to sink 8 the said rest below the said ioor 1 as illusv trated in Fig. 3 and to support it .upon an extra piece such as 30, all as will be clear.'v

froml the drawings.

It will thus be seen that I may employr90 waste gases Afrom the engine which may be conducted into and out of the heating Vpipe', such as 11, and the heat of said gases is absorbed by a liquid such as water which is enabled to retain the heat long after the v gases have ceased to pass. That is tosay, it is an important feature of this invention that'a body of liquid Vsuch as 26 having va high specific heat is employed to absorbv the waste heat from the engine so that the foot 1.00y Y warmer does not cool down suddenly when the enginestops as would be the case were no such liquid employed. v

Itis clear that both the' arrangement'of except as Inay `parts as well as Ythe details of construction warmer the combination of a pair of end members each comprising a screw threaded lugmem- Y angles to its screw threaded portion; a pipe member rigid Withieach of saidlug mem-` bers and forming on their interiors continuations of said passages; hot gas induction and eduction pipes joined to said pipe members; a centrallyv disposed pipe screw threaded at each end into one ot' said lug members and forming on its interior a continuation of said irst named pipe members; and an outer inclosing pipe fitting said circumferentially disposed oif'erhanving lips, substantially as described. n

In a combined foot rest and Warmer the combination of a pair of hollow end members provided With lugs having' bores constituting passages for hot gases; a central pipe connecting said lugs and bores; an outer pipe adapted to form a foot rest also connecting said lugs; a pair of supporting pipe members communicating with said bores and central pipe adapted to hold said end members and outer pipe above the floor of lan automobile; and suitable connections between one of said supporting pipes and the exhaust of the engine, substantially as described.

3. In a combined foot rest and Warmer the combination of a pair of hollow end members provided With lugs haring overhanging lips and central boresk for hot gases; a central pipe fitting said bores; an outer pipe fitting said lips and adapted to form a toot rest; supporting pipes having bores connecting With said first named Vbores and having means to hold said end members and outer pipe above the licor of an automobile; and means to pass hot' gases through said supporting pipesr and said central pipe, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I aii-X my signature.

FELIX H. PETIT/MAIRE.

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